"I distinctly heard five loud [shots[ and then three more that sounded farther away," - Renee Biggica, Third Street resident.

HARRISBURG — City police were at the scene of a shooting at Third and Cumberland streets for several hours Monday night where residents reported hearing as many as eight gunshots.

A city police forensic specialist took photos of at least two evidence markers in the southbound lanes of Third Street at Cumberland Street in Harrisburg early Tuesday morning.Jeremy Arias/PennLive

The initial call for police came shortly before 11 p.m. Monday when dispatchers sent police to meet with an possible gunshot victim, according to Dauphin County dispatchers. A short time later, police headed down to the area of the Broad Street Market where they blocked off Third Street from Verbeke to Boas streets from about 11 p.m. to just before 1 a.m.

A gunshot was clearly visible in the window of the Wine & Spirit store at Third and Cumberland and a police forensic team arrived just after midnight to begin photographing evidence in the street and the hole in the window.

An officer at the scene confirmed a shooting took place at the location, but no police supervisors were available for comment as of 1:30 a.m.

Renee Biggica, who lives nearby in the 1200 block of Third Street, said she heard several gunshots from her kitchen in the rear of her home at around 11 p.m.

"I distinctly heard five loud [shots] and then three more that sounded farther away," she said as she watched police milling about the street from her doorstep. "I was afraid to come out so I just stayed in the kitchen, then when my roommate came home he said 'What's happening out front?'"

Biggica said she has lived in her home for two years and has never heard of any shootings or similar crimes in that time in the area.

"I've never had a problem on this street," she said in disbelief.

Police wrapped up the evidence tape and cleared the scene shortly before 1 a.m. after a quick inspection of the interior of the wine and spirit store. A forensic specialist placed at least two evidence markers in the street in front of the store, but police did not release any official statement as of 1:30 a.m.

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